Pad



March 26, 1957 J J RUDNICK 2,786,466

PAD

Filed April 20, 1953 Fig. 4 /2 Jacob J. Rudnic/r INVENTOR.

United States Patent 0 PAD Jacob J. Rudnick, Pottsville, Pa.

Application April 20, 1953, Serial No. 349,702

1 Claim. (Cl. 128-453) This invention relates to a surgical appliance and more particularly to a comfort pad for use on plantar surface of the foot for the relief of calluses, corns, and other excreseences.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a comfort pad for use by a patient suffering from corns, call-uses and the like which may be readily and easily secured in engagement with a selected toe so that the cushion portion of the pad will comfortably seat under the plantar surface of the foot.

The construction of this invention teaches the use of a cushion pad formed from foam rubber having a flexible and tough backing of rayon or cotton twill which is formed in the shape of a comparatively small we engaging member having an elliptical aperture therein which is integrally formed with an enlarged cushion portion of elliptical shape.

Still further objects and features of the invention reside in the provision of a cushion pad for use as a therapeutic appliance that is comfortable and durable, capable of being readily and cheaply produced for wide distribution, and which is constructed so as to enable engagement on the toe of the user so that the pad will be prevented from becoming displaced during use of the foot by the user as in walking and the like.

These, together with the various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will become apparent as the following description proceeds, :are obtained by this pad, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, by way of example, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the comfort pad comprising the present invention as operatively placed on the right foot of a patient;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the comfort pad adapted to be used with the right foot of a patient;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the comfort pad; and

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view as taken along the plane of line 44 in Figure 2 and illustrating the component elements of the pad.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, reference numeral generally designates the comfort pad comprising the present invention. This comfort pad is preferably con- Patented Mar. 26, 1957 s-tructed from a foam rubber layer 12 of medium density which has adhesively attached thereto .a covering of rayon or cotton twill 14 which is relatively tough yet fully flexible. The pad 10 is provided with a small elliptical toe engaging portion 16 having an elliptical aperture 18 therein. A much larger cushion portion 20 is in tegrally attached at one end of the toe engaging portion 16 and is adapted to be used on the plantar surface of the foot for relief of calluses, corns, :and the like. In

use the patient places the toe engaging portion 16 over his second toe with the toe being received in the sub stantially elliptical aperture 18. The cushion portion 20 will then substantially cover the ball of the patients foot. It is to be noted that the major axis of the large substantially elliptical cushion portion 20 would intersect an extension of the major axis of the elliptical toe engaging portion 16 at an angle slightly offset from right angles. This permits the cushion portion 20 to conform to the contours of the plantar surface of the foot.

Obviously pads can be constructed especially adaptable for right or left foot as necessary.

'Since from the foregoing the construction and advantages of this comfort pad :are readily apparent, further description is believed to be unnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention to the precise embodiment shown and described, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be readily resorted to which fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A fiat comfort pad for use as a therapeutic appliance for feet comprising a small elliptical toe engaging portion adapted to receive only a single toe therein, a comparatively large elliptical cushion portion integrally attached to said toe engaging portion, said toe engaging portion being co-planar with said cushion portion, said toe engaging portion having an elliptical aperture therethrough adapted to receive a toe, the cushion portion of said pad being adapted to underlie the plantar surface of a foot, the body of said pad being formed of a resilient material and having a flexible comparatively tough backing, the toe engaging portion and the cushion portion being arranged with the major axis of the elliptical cushion portion at an :angle slightly offset from being normal to an extension of the major axis of said elliptical to-e engaging portion.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,069,034 Hicks I an. 26, 1937 2,319,143 Levy et al May 11, 1943 2,633,129 Crawford Mar. 31, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 443,205 Great Britain Sept. 2, 1935 935,109 France June 19, 1948 

